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VIDEO: Robert Tercek at PrimeTime on “TV’s New Ecosystem” with transcript

April 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Conferences, General Observations, Video Clips

In my previous post, I shared the first half of the transcript for my opening keynote speech about the future of television at the PrimeTime conference in Ottawa in March. Below you will find the text for the second half of the complete transcript for my speech. This section focuses on Facebook’s impact on social [...]

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VIDEO: Robert Tercek at PrimeTime on “TV’s New Ecosystem”

April 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Conferences, General Observations

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, I gave the opening keynote speech at the CMPA’s PrimeTime conference in Ottawa. My topic was the future of the television.  This talk examines the disruption of the old television industry and the rapid emergence of an entirely new ecosystem for digital video. This clip includes the full video of [...]

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Making the choice to become the author of your own destiny

April 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Conferences, Creative Process

On Sunday afternoon, I recorded a “virtual” seminar for Michael Margolis‘s REINVENTION SUMMIT which starts tomorrow. This is the premier online conference for people who are redefining themselves and their careers by using storytelling techniques to reframe their own circumstances and the meaning of their lives. My seminar is called “THE CHOICE”. It will be [...]

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VIDEO Robert Tercek at TED x Marin: “Reclaiming The Power of Personal Narrative”

June 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Conferences, Creative Process, Video Clips

Here’s the video of my recent speech at TEDxMarin.  The theme of the event was “Communication Revolution”.  The organizers invited me to speak about the future of television, social media and personal storytelling. Robert Tercek at TEDxMarin May 2011: “Reclaiming The Power of Personal Narrative” from Robert Tercek on Vimeo. TED talks are all about [...]

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Beyond Imagination: Video of Robert Tercek’s speech at the Creativity World Forum

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Creative Process, General Observations, Video Clips

In November 2010, I was invited to participate as a speaker and moderator at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City.   More than 2500 attendees, including hundreds of international delegates, attended the event.   We participated in workshops, discussions, exhibitions, demonstrations. I was the moderator of a discussion on the topic of Technology Aiding [...]

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The Internet Challenge to Television: Video of Robert Tercek’s guest appearance on Urban Rush

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Creative Process, Video Clips

While visiting Vancouver for the Merging+Media conference, I was invited to appear on “Urban Rush” a lively daytime talk show about media and entertainment.   The topic:  how traditional media companies must chase their audiences as they migrate to new platforms.   The proliferation of new devices and platforms makes this especially difficult for broadcasters [...]

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Coercion and Cooperation in the Second Century of Electronic Media: Video of Robert Tercek keynote speech at Digital Directions in Sydney, March 4, 2011

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Creative Process, Video Clips

Last week I attended the Digital Directions conference hosted by Fairfax Media and X | Media Lab in Sydney.  A series of outstanding speakers, including Tim Wu, Gigi Wang, Kevin Anderson, Baratunde Thurston, Riyaad Minty, Anthony Rose and others shared their perspectives. My topic was “Coercion and Cooperation in the Second Century of Electronic Media.” [...]

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“Information Transformation”: video of Robert Tercek’s speech at Storage Visions at CES 2011

March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Video Clips

At CES 2011, I gave the opening address to a gathering of executives from the storage industry.  My talk, titled “Information Transformation”, provided examples and vivid metaphors to illustrate the size and scope of the massive change that is occurring right now.  The volume of information generated by our society is so vast that it [...]

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The Architecture of Cooperation versus The Architecture of Coercion

March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Creative Process

Today I will make an address at the Digital Directions conference, presented by Fairfax Digital in Sydney, Australia. My comments will focus on the collision between two distinctly different environments for innovation in the digital domain: closed and open systems. Or, as I prefer to think of them, the architecture of coercion and the architecture [...]

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The Elephant in the Room at Humanity +

December 6th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Conferences

Humanity+ is living up to the mission of raising awareness about the next frontier for information technology:  human biology.  But is the organization ready to take the next step in its own evolution? This weekend’s Humanity + conference at CalTech was satisfying, especially if you’ve been craving a hefty serving of scientific research combined with imaginative [...]

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